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Matt Bishop vs Deirdre Costigan

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean
vs
Photograph of Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 0 different votes 262 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
Participation
91.2%
19% above average
Rank 13 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
538
590 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
51.5% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
261
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
33
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
37
-110.7 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Tax
77 of 112 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API